August News & Events

August Sew Day

We'll continue the hybrid Zoom/in-person Sew Day model for the foreseeable future, and you're welcome to switch which option you choose as often as you'd like. We'll be including Zoom attendees in the door prize drawings, and if you are attending in-person please remember to wear your name tags! We have some new members, and we want everyone to feel welcome.

Jane will be teaching hand quilting!

We will also continue masking/social distancing (unless both parties are comfortable being closer) during in person Sew Days for now, in order to protect the health of our members and their families.

Events

WSQ Quilt Show – October 15 – 17

The show is ON! It'll be Friday – Sunday, October 15 – 17, 2021, from 10:00 – 6:00 each day (Sunday 10:00 – 4:00). The theme is Harvesting Quilts. Quilt registration is open and can be done online here until August 8, 2021. Quilt judging by a professional quilt judge is available for $10 per quilt. WSQ also needs volunteers to help coordinate and put on the show, so if you can help them out please check out their different volunteer opportunities.

QuiltCon 2022 - February 16 – 20, 2022

All QuiltCon 2022 events will take place in person at the Phoenix Convention Center! The QuiltCon Catalog will be released soon so you can start planning your trip. See https://www.quiltcon.com/attend/ for more information.

Keep these dates in mind:

Member registration for QuiltCon 2022 opens August 4, 2021 at 10 a.m. EDT.
General registration opens August 19, 2021 at 10 a.m. EDT.

Spokane international fair

The entry deadline for quilts is August 10, you can find more information (and the entry form) in this document.

Spokane Area Shop Hop - August 12-15

To participate:

Be vigilant about wearing masks and social distancing to keep your friends and shop employees safe.
Like our Facebook page for updates during the Shop Hop https://www.facebook.com/WSQSpokane
Pick up your Passport and participant bag at your FIRST stop.
Get your passport stamped at each shop you visit.
Turn in your Passport at your FINAL stop.
All passports (with email addresses) will be added to the drawing.
Shoppers who visit 12-20 shops will be eligible for the WSQ prize drawings.

o Grand Prize visit is 17-20 shops

o 1st Prize visit 13-16 shops

o 2nd Prize visit at least 12 shops

**Please see the list of shops at the very end of this email**

Irene Roderick – Show and Tell from our Dancing with the Wall Class

If you attended this class please join us on August 29^th at 9:00 am on Zoom to show off your work!

Art Quilts XXVI: Stitching Stories

Vision Gallery and the Chandler Center for the Arts is currently accepting submissions for their annual Art Quilts Exhibition, which will be on display in both of their galleries this November and December. The main details are below, and you can see all the info on their website.

Theme: Stitching Stories
Juror: Ellen M. Blalock
Submission Deadline: Monday, September 13, midnight MST
Fee: $15 submission fee includes up to 3 quilts
Complete information: https://www.visiongallery.org/artist-opportunities/

Sip & Stitch

Sip & Stitches are typically held from 6-8 pm PT. Please note that some events may have different start times due to lectures or guests during the Sip & Stitch. We will update the Events page with any time changes and will also send those out through the guild email list, Instagram, and Facebook.

August 10 and 31
September 7 and 28
October 12 and 26
November 9 and 30
December 7 and 28

InMod Instagram group

We've also had some great events shared by members in our guild Instagram group. If you're not in the group and want to be, send us your Instagram handle and we'll get you added! It's also a great place to share projects, ask for advice, or post that funny sewing meme you know we'll all enjoy.

Projects

MQG challenges

Check out the details on all four current challenges here.

Make-a-Difference Challenge (supporting Trees for the Future)
Community Outreach Challenge (our guild will be making a quilt for that, see below for more info)
Hexagon Quilting Challenge
Artisan Cotton Fabric Challenge

Community Outreach Challenge

Our 2022 Community Outreach Challenge design has been selected! It’s being reworked to remove some 90 degree angles (per the challenge requirements), and should be finalized soon. We will then get packets out to members to start sewing!

Quilt Along Project

You can view the chosen pattern (Breeze) and the schedule for the quilt along on our dedicated page here.

August is the month for quilting and basting but if you're moving along faster (or maybe a little slower) that's fine! Share your progress or finished quilt on Instagram, we love to see what you're doing.